Aidan O'Mahony has revealed that now he is a father himself, he can understand parents biggest fears of losing their children.

The Five-time All-Ireland winner and the country's first winner of Dancing With The Stars , will be walking the Camino to fundraise for Cardiac Risk in Young (CRY) Ireland on 7-14th September, after losing his own dad Ted to a sudden heart attack in 2012.

And speaking about his decision to raise awareness for the charity, he revealed, "Look losing my own dad suddenly to a heart attack, it leaves a massive void in your life. A lot of people doing this Camino walk will have lost someone, especially parents who have lost children, and there is this idea that your kids should outlive you."

This is an idea he admits really resonates with him after becoming a dad himself.

The former GAA champion and his wife Denise welcomed their second child in April, a girl named Lilah.

As well as Lilah, the married pair have an older daughter named Lucia who turned two in March.

Speaking to RSVP Live, Aidan admitted, "It definitely does hit home. As a parent, you want your kids to grow up, Lucia is two years old and growing up fast, you bring them up, you want them to go to college, have the best of everything and the thought of something happening to them, like sudden cardiac death, that has no signs or symptoms it is a parents worst nightmare."

"I have two kids myself now and you just want them to outgrow you. It’s heart-breaking hearing those stories and I think it's when you have kids really these things really hit home to you."

"So as a parent myself doing, any awareness I can bring, or help to raise funds that will help other children in the future I want to do that."

While things are chaotic for the growing family after the arrival of their second child, Aidan revealed he is absolutely loving being a dad of two, and that oldest daughter Lucia is adjusting brilliantly to being a big sister.

"Lucia has such a personality already she is only two years of age and rules the roost. Lilah is just five weeks, but you can already see a relationship there. Lucia loves being a big sister, though she can treat her a bit like her own doll too!"

"I remember before I had Lucia people telling me it would be the best thing to happen in your life and it really is. God knows I’m sure they will give me plenty of heartache as they grow up, but I am loving these days."

Moira Greer, Aidan O'Mahony, Denise Healy (Image: VIPIRELAND.COM)

Aidan is asking the public to join him in walking the Camino de Santiago to raise vital funds for Cardiac Risk in Young (CRY) Ireland on 7-14th September.

Approximately two people under the age of 35 die every week in Ireland from Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). Conditions that cause SCD cannot be cured, but if diagnosed, the risk of death can be significantly reduced.

The best treatment for people at risk is expert assessment and this includes screening. The CRYP is the only clinic in Ireland that provides a full-time dedicated service, and it is free to all patients.

Visit www.cry.ie to sign up and join Aidan on the Camino or find out more.

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